Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines
Philippines: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.5% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines peaked at 0.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
That places Philippines 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 16.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +29.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More climate change data for Philippines
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,832 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 827.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 49,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 33.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Philippines was 0.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Philippines rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Philippines ranks 42nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.